Benefits of using a Sauna

Sauna therapy refers to a confined room of about 160-180 degrees Fahrenheit. Generally the room
is made of dried, wood plans and heated with hot granite rocs. !he sauna is a place for people to
sit, rela" and sweat for both social and health purposes. #ith benefits ranging from alle$iating
arthritis pain, lowering blood pressure, helping with respiratory disease and clearing up your
comple"ion, sauna therapy is a rela"ing way to ease the body and mind.
HEALTH BENEFITS
!he high temperature in a sauna stimulates blood flow and circulation, causing blood $essels in the
sin to e"pand and become more fle"ible. !his better blood flow helps lower blood pressure. Sauna
therapy also helps with respiratory problems by alle$iating chest congestion, which can relie$e
complications from bronchitis, laryngitis and other respiratory disease.
BODY CLEANSING
!he dry heat of sauna therapy helps the body sweat out to"ins and flush e"cess water and waste.
!he heat causes the body to react much as it would if you had a fe$er, acti$ating your immune
system, white blood cells and antibodies. !his helps ward off or fight a cold or flu.
WEIGHT LOSS
Sauna therapy is also used as a weight loss aid% although your body might feel rela"ed, your heart
rate is actually increasing due to the dry heat. & '0-minute session at appro"imately 16( to 1)(
degrees F* will burn o$er (00 calories. +n fact, the body,s metabolism speeds up similarly to the
way it would from physical e"ercise.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Sauna therapy is an e"cellent complement to physical therapy. !he dry heat of the sauna enhances
the o"ygen and nutrient supply to muscles and deep tissue, relie$ing tired, achy muscles. +t is often
used to treat the pain and stiffness of arthritis but is beneficial for e$eryone to re$i$e stiff, pulled or
achy muscles.
MENTAL HEALTH
!he steam and heat help muscles rela", soothe the mind and re-u$enate the body. +ncreased blood
flow and an enhanced o"ygen supply rela"es your body and your mental state. .se the sauna as a
place to unwind and find relief from stress.
SKIN BENEFITS
/our sin is the largest organ in your body, and one of its -obs is to flush to"ins $ia perspiration.
!he heat of sauna therapy increases sweating to release impurities and body wastes through the
sin. /ou are not only cleaning your pores but increasing circulation., lea$ing you with with a soft,
glowing comple"ion.
I!"o#es B$oo% Ci"&u$ation
&s your body produces sweat to cool itself, your heart wors harder pumping blood at a great rate
to boost circulation, supplying the conditioning effects of e"ercise.
St"engt'ens You" Iune S(ste
0eat e"posure to the sin stimulates production of white blood cells and strengthens the immune
system.
I!"o#es S)in Tone
!he profuse sweating achie$ed after -ust a few minutes in a sauna carries off deeply imbedded
impurities and dead sin cells, not only lea$ing your sin glowing and immaculately clean, but also
gi$ing you impro$ed sin tone, elasticity, te"ture and color. Sweat rinses bacteria out of the
epidermal layer and sweat ducts. 1leansing of the pores impro$es the capillary circulation and gi$es
the sin a soft, beautiful appearance.
Reo#es To*ins An% Mine"a$ Waste
+ncreased blood circulation stimulates the sweat glands, releasing the built-up to"ins and waste that
your body trapped in the fatty layers -ust beneath your sin.
Pain Re$ief Fo" Stiff +oints an% Mus&$es
!he heat of a sauna helps peripheral blood $essels dilate, bringing relief and healing to muscles, soft
tissue in-uries and eliminate lactic acid and other to"ins from muscles after a worout.
Effe&ti#e Fo" A"t'"itis, Bu"sitis
+n 2urope, saunas are widely used to treat patients suffering from many forms of arthritis, and has
pro$en effecti$e in the treatment of sprains, neuralgia, bursitis, muscle spasms, and many other
muscular-seletal ailments. .nder high heat, the body releases endorphins- the body,s naturally
produced pain relie$ing chemical. 2ndorphins can ha$e a mild and en-oyable tran3uili4ing effect
and the ability to 3uell the pain of arthritis and muscle soreness from an intense physical worout.
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